Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Tecnam is showing off its 11-seat P2012 piston twin this week at the NBAA-BACE static display on the heels of a spate of aircraft deliveries. In addition, the Italian aircraft manufacturer last week appointed Pasquale De Rosa as its sales manager for Europe.
Recent deliveries include a P2006T NG piston twin to Air Dream College, a flight school in Ponte de Sor, Portugal. With the addition of this Rotax 912iSc3-powered model, Air Dream has six Tecnam airplanes in its fleet and has more on option.
“As we continue to grow our international training program, we count on Tecnam’s aircraft fleet solutions as one of the key partners in our strategy. In addition, we are also asking Tecnam to option more aircraft in the same period to meet our additional needs,” said Air Dream College manager Aurélio de Almeida.
Cantor Air and Chimes Aviation—flight schools in Italy and India, respectively—each took delivery of piston-single P2010 TDIs over the past month. And Kissimmee, Florida-based flight school Buiqui Aerospace accepted five piston twins—two P2006Ts, one Lycoming IO-360-powered P2010, a P2010 TDI Gran Lusso, and one P-Mentor—as part of a batch of 20 Tecnam airplanes that will be on property by the end of second-quarter 2025. Buiqui, which also has bases in Puerto Rico, holds options for up to 30 more aircraft from the OEM.
Meanwhile, De Rosa just took over oversight of the company’s European sales operations and dealer network, building strategic partnerships and driving further market expansion across the region. De Rosa joined Tecnam in 2022 as marketing manager, coming from an EASA-approved design organization specializing in commercial aircraft transitions, conversions, and cabin refurbishments, where he was a sales executive.

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